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Conference Overview

American Society of Trial Consultants - 27th Annual Conference
June 5-8, 2008 - Chicago, Illinois

"Advanced Tools for a Changing World"

Lynne Marek - National Law Journal, Chicago, IL
Cheryl McPhilimy - McPhilimy Associates, Chicago, IL
Scott Mitchell - Scott Mitchell & Associates, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK
Julie Unruh - WGN-TV, Chicago, IL

Learn the ins and outs of navigating the media interview. A public relations and expert spokesperson coach, Cheryl McPhilimy takes you through the steps involved in preparing for an interview - including how to frame your messages and develop your own sound bites. She shares tactics and insights on:

Developing your media interview game plan.

The three secrets to getting into or out of any topic.

How to be an expert who gets invited back time and time again.

In this interactive and skill-building session, you'll practice honing your own messages and learn to guide the interview and convey your true colors when you're in the spotlight and "on the record."

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Speed Meet
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Brad Bradshaw, Ph.D.
Ken Broda-Bahm, Ph.D.
Chris Dominic, MA
Dennis Elias, Ph.D.
Beth Foley
David Illig, Ph.D.
David Island, Ph.D.
Katherine James, MFA, BA
Doug Keene, Ph.D.
Susan Macpherson
Pat McEvoy, Ph.D.
Kacy Miller, M.Ed.
Phillip Miller, J.D.
Mark Modlin, M.S., N.C.C.
Eric Oliver
Diane Wiley
Dan Wolfe, J.D., Ph.D.
Theresa Zagnoli

This is a great opportunity for new members and those with questions about the field of trial consulting to speak with highly experienced members of the profession. Fun, intense, brief conversations with a dozen consultants in one hour! Space for this program is limited, so make sure to sign up early.

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Welcome Reception
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

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New Member Dinner
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

The tradition continues, with a sponsored dinner to provide new members an opportunity to meet and mingle with each other and with more senior members. Everyone is invited. Sign up for this dinner will be at the registration desk.

 

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Friday, June 6, 2008

Supercases of the Year: Criminal
People of California v. Phillip Spector: Celebrity on Trial
The United States v. Conrad Black
9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.

Richard Gabriel (Chair) - Decision Analysis, Inc., Los Angeles, CA
Neal Howard - Zagnoli McEvoy Foley, Chicago, IL

What happens when the media anoints a defendant a “celebrity” and spends vast amount of print space and on-air coverage on his hair style? How do you pick a “fair and impartial” jury when the pool has potentially seen thousands of articles and hours of airtime on the case, the Judge allows a live camera to broadcast the proceeding and publicly states that he wants to correct the public’s misconceptions of the justice system after the OJ Simpson case? Come hear tales of the strange and challenging Spector case: designing, reading and rating the questionnaire, selecting a counterintuitive panel, designing a fluid trial strategy, and dealing with a determined effort to unhang the jury.

Four defendants with four different agendas, eighteen shared strikes, what seemed like more lawyers than the entire jury pool, no coordinated plan and no cooperation. Selecting a jury in media mogul Conrad Black’s case was barely controlled chaos. The experience had much more in common with the frenzy of trading on the floor of the New York Stock exchange or being in a mosh pit of ecstasy crazed ex-federal prosecutors. In spite of the bedlam, the consultants (from two separate teams) still managed to influence the outcome through a combination of research, intuition, sarcasm, sharp elbos and a lot of shouting. If you’re interested in hearing more details of the Black trial you must be Canadian, a consultant or someone who has nothing better to do with their time. Whichever it is we’ll be discussing research insights, questionnaire design, voir dire process and selecting a jury that knew nothing about the case (easy) and who believed corporate excess was the right of every American capitalist even if they were a member of the British House of Lords (impossible).

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Singles Salon: How Small Firms Can Adapt to A Changing Legal Environment
9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.

Doug Keene, Ph.D. - Keene Trial Consulting, Austin, TX
Mark Modlin, M.S., N.C.C. - Modlin & Jones Trial Consulting, Edgewood, KY
Phillip Miller, J.D. - Phillip Miller & Associates, Nashville, TN

Tort reform, arbitration, mandated ADR, shrinking numbers of jury trials...Yikes! How do you anticipate where the market for your service is going to be in three years, and how do you prepare your skills and your practice to thrive? This panel is going to be a highly interactive discussion led by three small practice consultants whose approaches to these issues has been different, but have all succeeded through many seasons of change.

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Working on the Web: Blogging, Research, Networking
10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.

Anne Reed, J.D. - Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren, SC, Milwaukee, WI
Edward P. Schwartz, Ph.D., M.S.L. - Edward P. Schwartz Consulting, Lexington, MA
Tess Neal, M.S. - University of Alabama, Brookwood, AL

You've heard about social networking - that new and murky world where jurors, witnesses, and even your clients disclose case-shifting information you need to know. Where is this strange new place called Web 2.0, and how can you navigate it efficiently and effectively? Learn how social networking sites can help you learn about jury pools, individual jurors, and witnesses, and even how it can contribute to your own practice.

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Issues in Focus Group Resarch: Recruiting
10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.

Patricia Rhinehart (Vice President) - Research Strategies, Inc., Mobile, AL
Bruce A. Beal, M.A. (Research Consultant) (Chair) - Market Strategies International, Chicago, IL
Matthew Bahnson, M.A. (Recruiting Director) - Schlesinger Associates, Chicago, IL

Good recruiting is a central part of any successful mock trial or focus group. Recently, ASTC members have expressed interest in learning more about the “inside workings” of recruiting firms. To that end, these panel members have been “recruited” because they have recruited participants for a wide variety of qualitative research projects, including litigation research. We will talk about our perspectives on the “best practices” then have a collective discussion. Topics we will touch on include: How to get good recruiting done, RDD and database recruiting; small/rural versus urban venues; professional respondents, matrices and quotas.

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New Research on Juror Attitudes, Persuasion, and Questionnaire Technology
11:00 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.

Ken Broda Bahm, Ph.D. - Persuasion Strategies, Denver, CO (Chair)

The Rational Gatekeeper: Does Acknowledging Mock Jurors'
Emotional Reactions Lead to Cognitive Processing Changes?

John G. McCabe - Claremont Graduate University, Culver City, CA

When jurors are likely to have a negative visceral reaction to your side's client, should you advise your attorney to acknowledge the jurors' feelings or not? Previous research has shown that verdict disposition can be affected by manipulating mock jurors’ cognitive processing style. The current research to test whether counsel’s acknowledgment of mock jurors’ negative emotional reaction through a psychotherapeutic technique (empathetic mirroring) affects verdicts. Does engaging jurors’ emotions in this way make emotional information more salient? Does it lead to less biased, analytic processing? Find out!

Hating Corporate America: Measuring the Forms and
Effects of Anti-Corporate Juror Bias

Erin Richter - Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln, Scientific Resources for the Law, Lincoln, NE
Ken Broda-Bahm, Ph.D. - Persuasion Strategies, Denver, CO
Richard Wiener, Ph.D., M.L.S. - University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Director, Scientific Resources for the Law, Inc.

As part of a collaborative project, Persuasion Strategies and Scientific Resources for the Law have combined their efforts, as well as five years of national survey data, in order to more closely assess the power of specific anti-corporate attitudes in predicting mock jurors’ disposition toward corporate defendants and other parties. This research project which is still in process will facilitate discussion on the subject of whether anti-corporate bias is necessarily fatal for corporations, or beneficial for individual litigants.

Paper of Remotes? A Test for the Effect of Audience
Response Systems on User Cognitive Processing.

Debra Worthington, Ph.D. - Auburn University, Auburn, AL

Audience Response Systems (ARSs) in the form of "Clickers" and "Dials" are increasingly being used as a means of data collection in simulated trials and other litigation research. However, few studies have examined their effect on participant processing. Do they affect memory positively, negatively, or not at all? Do they distract jurors or serve to highlight information? In this presentation, we report initial findings from a study initiated by the ASTC Research Committee and designed to address these and related issues.

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Professional Standards Committee Report:
The ASTC Code, Grievance Procedure, and Future Enhancements
11:00 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.

Elizabeth Foley - Zagnoli McEvoy Foley, Chicago, IL
(Board Liaison Professional Standards Committee)
David Fauss, M.S.M. - Magnus Research Consultants, Inc., Pompano Beach, FL
(Co-Chair Professional Standards Committee)

This session will review the efforts of the Professional Standards Committee in restoring and enhancing the ASTC Code, as well as the work undertaken to review and strengthen the Grievance Procedure. This year has had some tribulations in these areas and a discussion of what has been done to improve the ASTC in these areas is important to the ongoing refinement of the Code and our procedures.

Some of the changes to the ASTC code will require a vote at the conference. These modifications will be a part of the discussion during this session. And, as painful as these processes and developments may seem, the session will include an exploration of ways to make the Code come alive in a tangible form to provide a reference source for ASTC members. The committee is working to develop, as part of the ASTC website, a "Case Book" to archive members’ thoughts on a variety of ethical dilemmas.

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ASTC Business Meeting
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
(Lunch will be provided)

Chris Dominic, M.A. - Tsongas Litigation Consulting, Inc., Portland, OR
(ASTC President)

Presentations on developments in the Society, motions for by-laws, and plans going forward will be discussed. By-law changes will be proposed and presented to the membership for adoption.

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Opening Remarks by ASTC President
Keynote Speech by George Lakoff, Ph.D.
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Chris Dominic, M.A. - Tsongas Litigation Consulting, Inc., Portland, OR
(ASTC President)
George Lakoff, Ph.D. - Professor of Linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley and Senior Fellow of the Rockridge Institute, Berkeley, CA

George Lakoff is the co-founder and Senior Fellow of the Rockridge Institute. A Professor of Linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley, he previously taught at Harvard University and the University of Michigan. He has been a Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford, and a Visiting Professor at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris (1995) and at the Linguistics Society of America Summer Institute at the University of New Mexico (Summer, 1995).

He has been a member of the Governing Board of the Cognitive Science Society (1989-1995), a Senior Fellow at the Townsend Center for the Humanities (1995-1996), and President of the International Cognitive Linguistics Association (1989-1993). He is currently on the Science Board of the Santa Fe Institute (1995-01) and is co-director with Jerome Feldman of the Neural Theory of Language Project at the International Computer Science Institute at Berkeley.

Dr. Lakoff has published a multitude of articles in major scholarly journals and edited volumes. He is the author of the influential book, Moral Politics: How Liberals and Conservatives Think, Second Edition, (2002). He is also the author of Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things: What Categories Reveal About The Mind (1987) and co-author of Metaphors We Live By (1980) [with Mark Johnson], More Than Cool Reason (1989) [with Mark Turner], Philosophy in the Flesh: The Embodied Mind and Its Challenge To The Western Tradition (1999) [with Mark Johnson], Where Mathematics Comes From: How the Embodied Mind Brings Mathematics Into Being (2000) [with Rafael Nunez]. His most recent books include Don't Think of an Elephant: Know Your Values, Frame the Debate (2004), Whose Freedom? (2006), and Thinking Points (2006) [with the Rockridge Institute].

In addition to his teaching and research commitments, Dr. Lakoff has been on the editorial board of Metaphor and Symbolic Activity, Journal of Pragmatics, Cognitive Linguistics, Philosophical Psychology, Connection Science, and the University of Chicago Press Cognitive Linguistics Book Series. He is regularly interviewed in the public media and has appeared on such radio shows as Talk of the Nation (with Ray Suarez), Bridges (with Larry Josephson), To the Best of Our Knowledge, and Forum (with Michael Krasny).

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Post-Keynote Panel Discussion
Don't Think of an Elephant
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Tara Trask - Tara Trask & Associates, San Francisco, CA
George Lakoff, Ph.D. - Professor of Linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley and Senior Fellow of the Rockridge Institute, Berkeley, CA
Chris Dominic, M.A. - Tsongas Litigation Consulting, Inc., Portland, OR
(ASTC President)

Following this year’s keynote address, join us for a lively conversation with George Lakoff on topics of interest to our community. We will cover the gamut from George’s views on framing and how we can use it to enhance our practices to various topics that impact our field from Daubert to Tort Reform to the protection of the Seventh Amendment. Significant audience participation will be encouraged so come with your questions, ideas, and arguments.

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Voir Dire at Present and in the Future: A Panel Discussion
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Leslie Ellis, Ph.D. (Chair) - Trial Graphix/Knroll Ontrack, Washington, DC
Honorable Milton Shadur - Senior District Judge, United States District Court of IL
Honorable Stuart A. Nudelman (Ret.) - Circuit Court of Cook County, Chicago, IL
Stephan Landsman - Professor of Law, Robert A. Clifford Chair in Tort Law and Social Policy, DePaul University, Chicago, IL
Steven McCormick - Kirkland & Ellis, Washington, DC
Steven Levin - Levin & Perconti, Chicago, IL
William P. Murphy - Murphy, Peters & Davis, Chicago, IL

Most jury consultants have similar views of voir dire: it’s too fast and they’d like to get more information on which to evaluate potential jurors. But what do the other participants in the process think? Does it “work” as it currently exists? Why or why not? What does it mean to have a process that “works”? What does the future hold for voir dire and, particularly, peremptory challenges? A panel of seasoned litigators, distinguished sitting and retired judges, and a renowned law professor who carefully studies the justice system will participate in a fascinating debate and discussion of current and future jury selection practices, and current issues that might impact those practices.

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Break
3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

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Issues in Controversy: Terrorism Defense and Post 9/11 Racial Bias Issues
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Dennis Elias, Ph.D. (Chair) - Litigation Strategies, Inc., Phoenix, AZ
Michael Ford, Ph.D., LLM - Trial Research Group, Frisco, TX
Diane Wiley - National Jury Project/Midwest, Minneapolis, MN

Juror bias takes many forms for many reasons. The social dynamic of being wary of those who are ethnically different has taken on a grave new meaning in the post-9/11 world. When citizens who are Muslim or of middle-eastern descent are parties to litigation or witnesses, the terrorism-weary jurors react. Strategies for uncovering the bias and dealing with it effectively will be the subject of this timely panel discussion.

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From Rubble to Result: Discovering the Legal Story
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Peter Lengsfelder (Chair) - Clear Case Legal, San Rafael, CA
Tara Trask - Tara Trask & Associates, San Francisco, CA
Diane Wyzga, R.N., MSN, J.D. - Lightning Rod Communications, San Clemente, CA

Flying without a net is the only way to describe this playful, insightful, completely interactive, audience-driven workshop, in which members participate throughout, creating a sample case from which the panel will forge a coherent case theme, storyline and, ultimately, an opening graphic - not in the usual two or three month time frame, but in 90 minutes! Each of the three consultants brings their unique trial experience, storytelling mastery and respective disciplines to collaboratively demonstrate how disparate - and sometimes conflicting - facts are hammered into a persuasive argument for trial.

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On-site Receptions
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

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Dinner & Entertainment [on your own]
7:30 p.m. - ?

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Saturday, June 7, 2008

Breakfast Meeting
ASTC Board, Committee Chairs, & Editors
7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

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Saturday Keynote: Misconceptions about Juror Attitudes
9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.

Shari Diamond, J.D., Ph.D. - Northwestern Law School, Chicago, IL

Shari Diamond is a Professor of Law at Northwestern University, an ABA Fellow, researcher and writer on jury issues, and a much sought-after speaker. This illuminating speech will focus on the beliefs of jurors about the legal system, and the implications of juror expectations on decision-making.

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Navigating ASTC's Website, The Jury Expert and ASTCNet
9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.

Dennis Elias, Ph.D. - Litigation Strategies, Phoenix, AZ
Rita Handrich, Ph.D. - Keene Trial Consulting, Austin, TX
Julie Howe, Ph.D. - J. Howe Consulting, New York, NY

The public face of ASTC has undergone an upgrade this year, but it is not just about looks. Major effort has been putinto making our web presence more interactive, more responsive, and more useful than ever before, and it is a huge success. The new incarnation of The Jury Expert is already reaching more people and media outlets than ever before, with more great content on more topics. The new website for the Society offers members opportunities to interact with committees, stay abreast of developments in the Society, and get linked to changes and developments in areas of your interest automatically. And the ASTCnet (list serve) is being modified to enhance responsiveness. The primary movers in these terrific developments will be walking you through the details so you can learn how to get the most from them.

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An Introduction to Persuasive Visuals - What Works, What Doesn't and Why
10:00 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.

Laura Rochelois (Chair) - By Design Legal Graphics, Inc., Portland, OR
Eric Gilmore - By Design Legal Graphics, Inc., Portland, OR
Patricia Steele, J.D. - Varinsky Associates, Emeryville, CA

This workshop/program will provide a basic framework for consultants of various backgrounds and experience levels to discuss and critique trial graphics. There will first be a brief overview of the design process and an introduction to basic visual communication terminology. We’ll then break into small groups to discuss and critique several sample graphics. Finally, small groups will present their critiques and participate in facilitated discussion. No prerequisites, although we do ask that everyone come prepared to participate and to have a good time. No lurkers please.

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Senior Litigation Consultants at Work -
Part One: Case Strategy & Jury Selection
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Beth Bonora - Bonora D’Andrea, San Francisco, CA
David Island, Ph.D. - Island Trial Consulting, San Rafael, CA
Ronald Matlon, Ph.D. - Matlon & Associates Litigation Consultants, Phoenix, MD
Matt Milano, Ph.D. - Jury Focus, Inc., Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Robert Roth, Esq., J.D. - Reed Smith, Chicago, IL
Steven Thompson, Esq., J.D. - Ungaretti & Harris, Chicago, IL
Patricia McEvoy, Ph.D. - Zagnoli, McEvoy & Foley, Chicaog, IL

Experienced trial consultants will demonstrate what they do when assisting attorneys in brainstorming about a case (e.g., strengths and weaknesses, story-telling, theme development, and jury-profiling). After the brainstorming by both sides, a jury will be brought in for oral voir dire.

Note: Audience members are encouraged to read the case materials distributed to them before the conference.

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Committee Meetings/Lunch
11:30 a.m. - 12:50 p.m.

The life-blood of ASTC is the contribution of the working committees. Please join the throng to decide which committee is addressing issues that are of interest to you, and join that group for lunch. Your membership in ASTC will be vastly more meaningful to you if you feel a greater working connection with colleagues from around the country.

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Making ASTC Membership Mean More To Your Clients
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Bill Grimes - Zagnoli McEvoy Foley, Chicago, IL
(Professional Education Committee Chair)
David Fauss - Magnus Research Consultants, Inc., Pompano Beach, FL
Anthony Valiulis, J.D. - Much Shelist, Chicago, IL

Who cares? Anyone who wants the “ASTC” after their name to carry weight. The program kicks off with Chicago business attorney Anthony Valiulis, an advocate of trial consulting and author of Ethical Considerations: Does Trail Consulting Help Achieve Justice?, challenging the ASTC to set up credentialing and minimum continuing education requirements. Valiulis will offer perspective of our profession from the outside looking in: What is our image? Do our standards and practices have any teeth? Valiulis’ speech will be followed by a panel discussion with audience input reacting to and expanding on Valiulis’ challenges. In addition, you will have a chance to discuss ethical dilemmas. And, should ASTC require continuing education, what should it entail?

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Senior Litigation Consultants at Work -
Part Two: Jury Selection and Opening Statements
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Beth Bonora - Bonora D’Andrea, San Francisco, CA
David Island, Ph.D. - Island Trial Consulting, San Rafael, CA
Ronald Matlon, Ph.D. - Matlon & Associates Litigation Consultants, Phoenix, MD
Matt Milano, Ph.D. - Jury Focus, Inc., Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Robert Roth, Esq., J.D. - Reed Smith, Chicago, IL
Steven Thompson, Esq., J.D. - Ungaretti & Harris, Chicago, IL
Patricia McEvoy, Ph.D. - Zagnoli, McEvoy & Foley, Chicaog, IL

Experienced trial consultants will demonstrate what they do when they assist counsel in picking a jury and helping attorneys with their opening statements. Each side will recommend strikes from the panel seated in the morning session. After this, each attorney will give opening statements followed by critiques from the consultants.

Note: Audience members are encouraged to read the case materials distributed to them before the conference prior to attending this session.

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Break
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

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Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication Training
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Ted Donner, J.D. (Chair) - Donner & Company Law Offices, LLC, Wheaton, IL
Michael Gellman - Second City, Chicago, IL

Second City is the world famous improvisational comedy club based in Chicago. What most people don’t know is that they are also famous for training programs for management and executives. In addition to being a professional comedian, Michael Gellman has also provided lectures and training for corporations and attorneys for many years. Join your friends for this extremely entertaining and illuminating session.

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Senior Litigation Consultants at Work -
Part Three: Witness Preparation
3:00 p.m. - 4:20 p.m.

Beth Bonora - Bonora D’Andrea, San Francisco, CA
David Island, Ph.D. - Island Trial Consulting, San Rafael, CA
Ronald Matlon, Ph.D. - Matlon & Associates Litigation Consultants, Phoenix, MD
Matt Milano, Ph.D. - Jury Focus, Inc., Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Robert Roth, Esq., J.D. - Reed Smith, Chicago, IL
Steven Thompson, Esq., J.D. - Ungaretti & Harris, Chicago, IL
Patricia McEvoy, Ph.D. - Zagnoli, McEvoy & Foley, Chicaog, IL

Experienced trial consultants will demonstrate what they do when they assist counsel in preparing witnesses. Each side will go through a practice direct and cros-examination with witness interrupted by commentary from both consultants.

Note: Audience members are encouraged to read the case materials distributed to them before the conference prior to attending this session.

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Bigger than Me! Gaining Recognition Across the Country
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Allison Bennett, M.S. - Tara Trask & Associates, Dallas, TX
Ronald Betman, J.D. - Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL
Cynthia Cohen, Ph.D. - Verdict Success, Manhattan Beach, CA
Sara Gourley - Sidley Austin LLP, Chicago, IL
Diana White - Legal Assistance Foundation, Chicago, IL

Working for "the good of the people" often results in reputation building and national attention. The ASTC Pro Bono Committee is gaining recognition in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, and other cities. There are plenty of opportunities for ASTC members to contribute to our Society. Join us as we take our pro bono initiatives to local, regional, and national scopes as we collaborate with law firms, bar associations and legal aid foundations. Learn from trial lawyers, active in their firm's pro bono programs, how you can be recognized as we progress with teaching skills, jury research, and trial consulting in our communities.

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Stuck in a Rut: Managing Clients and Business Development
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Jason Bloom, M.A. (Chair) - Bloom Strategic Consulting, Inc., Dallas, TX
Daniel Wolfe, J.D., Ph.D. - Trial Graphix, Chicago, IL
Theresa Zagnoli - Zagnoli McEvoy Foley LLC, Chicago, IL

Come interact with these panelists as they tackle some of the challenges we all face in our practices as trial consultants. Bring your issues, and those tricky “what do I do if’s” and let’s toss them around the room. This is the session where we all can collaborate and benefit from the collective wisdom of the members of our great Society. This will be the closest you will get to a live Listserv, and you won’t even need internet access.

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Cocktail Reception & Banquet
6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

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Sunday, June 8, 2008

Continental Breakfast and Planning Meeting: Atlanta Conference 2009
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Cynthia Cohen, Ph.D. - Verdict Success, Los Angeles, CA
(2009 Conference Planning Chair)

This is where the planning starts for the next ASTC Conferene. While your current experience is fresh on your mind, help shape what you would like to see at next year's conference. This step is incredibly helpful for identifying useful programs. Stop by for coffee and carbohydrates, and brainstorm with us!

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Job Fair
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Looking for a smart associate? Hoping for an internship or a paid position? Come to the job fair on Sunday morning. See what the market looks like from both sides of the table, and you might find what you are looking for.